Brave Dickson
The youths of Kalabari ethnic nationality in Rivers State have blamed the local government chairmen of Emohua, Akuku-Toru, Asari-Toru and Degema of not doing enough to curb kidnapping along the Emohua/Kalabari road.
You recall that in two weeks, multiple kidnappings had occurred on the only motorable road leading to the three Kalabari LGAs.
The Kalabari Clan Chairman of the Ijaw Youth Council, Edward Asiki-Tams told our correspondent that the youths of the region are ready to provide lasting security on the road.
“Our challenge is lack of commitment on the part of the LG chairmen to provide us with the needed tools and logistics to secure that road.
“If we man that road, no person born of a woman can kidnap, rob or commit crimes on that road.”
The IYC chairman also advised politicians in the affected LGAs to empower the youths so as to bring them out of the creeks.
“The youths are hungry and as a result prefer to remain in the creeks.
“Though hunger can not justify crime but if they get empowerment from the politicians in our area, a lot of them will leave the creeks and that will help to reduce the crime rate,” he said.
